Marco has been running each afternoon trying to beat his college's record for the 400 meter sprint. Despite all his practicing, he hasn't been able to come in under his usual time

There's a big fan turnout for the track meet on Saturday against the rival school and Marco not only beats the old record, but far surpasses it. Marco's behavior illustrates
A) social facilitation.
B) social compensation.
C) social loafing.
D) the bystander effect.


Answer: A
Rationale: Social facilitation occurs when an individual's performance is better in the presence of others than when alone.

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